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\tRobert Smithson’s Spiral Pier<\/em>The famous 54-year-old land art installation on Utah’s Great Salt Lake has been officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<\/p>\n \n \tThe list, overseen by the National Park Service, a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior, recognizes sites of national importance. added Spiral Pier<\/em> Listing will make long-term preservation of the work easier.<\/p>\n \n \tSmithson created this installation in 1970, just three years before his death. At the time, he used the concept of entropy as the basis for his work\u2014the study of the way natural elements and man-made spaces interact and ultimately decay.<\/p>\n \t\tRelated articles<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n \tSmithson used 6,000 tons of black basalt rock and earth excavated from the site to complete the piece, which spans 1,500 feet. He arranged the materials in a 15-foot-wide curve and made it semi-permanent by using crystallized salt to bind the elements. Initially, depending on the time of year and weather, water sometimes consumes parts of the work. Recently, the work has become drier as the water levels have changed.<\/p>\n \n \tJessica Morgan, director of the Dia Art Foundation, said in a statement, Spiral Pier<\/em> Since 1999, he said: “We are delighted Spiral Pier <\/em>Receiving this important recognition will help us spread awareness of the iconic artwork and advocate for its long-term preservation. “<\/p>\n \n \tDia works with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, the Great Salt Lake Institute and the Holt\/Smithson Foundation to preserve and oversee the works with support from the Utah Department of Forestry, Fire Protection and State Lands.<\/p>\n \n \tDia curator Jordan Carter said: \u201cThis designation further supports our work to preserve this work in line with the Smithsonian\u2019s vision, while recognizing that the surrounding natural environment is an integral part of its meaning. “<\/p>\n \n \tThe National Directory was established in 1966 and contains more than 95,000 locations nationwide. However, there are also monuments and statues on the list Spiral Pier<\/em> It is believed to be the first land art work to receive this title.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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